Delta Force: Black Hawk Down

Description

Delta Force: Black Hawk Down is a first-person action game that takes place in Somalia, where the famous Mogadishu operation took place. The game is based on real events that were also depicted in a book and a movie "Black Hawk Down". First half of the game consists of varied missions that Delta Force soldiers had to engage into, like defending UN food convoys, rescuing hostages or destroying weapon shipments.

Second half of the game covers the events of the mission Irene on October 3rd, 1993. It's goal was to capture two lieutenants of the Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid and was expected to last less than 30 minutes, but after two Black Hawk helicopters were shoot down, it took US soldiers more than 16 hours to return to safety. 18 US soldiers, 1 Malaysian and hundreds of Somalis were killed. A 19th SFC. Matt Rierson died two days later in an mortar attack.

On most missions the player works as a member of a small Delta Force team, working in co-operation with US Army Rangers or UN forces. Some missions include the player riding as a machine-gunner on a Humvee or a helicopter (including Black Hawks).

Alternate Titles

• "三角洲特种部队：黑鹰坠落" -- Chinese title (simplified)
• "Отряд Дельта: Операция "Черный Ястреб"" -- Russian spelling
• "Delta Force: Operaciya "Chernyj Yastreb"" -- Russian title
• "Delta Force: Helikopter w Ogniu" -- Polish title

Part of the Following Groups

• 3D Engine: Black Hawk engine
• Delta Force series

Merchant Title Platform Price   Delta Force Black Hawk Down Xbox $0.99   Delta Force Black Hawk Down PlayStation 2 $5.94   Delta Force: Black Hawk Down Windows $1.99   Delta Force: Black Hawk Down (Mac) Macintosh $23.91   Delta Force: Black Hawk Down     Please select your country: United States Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Canada Chile China Colombia Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Malaysia Malta Mexico The Netherlands New Zealand Norway Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Uruguay Other Worldwide Not an American user?

User Reviews

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Short single player ADDICTIVE multiplayer	Windows	David Smith (2)

The Press Says

XBox Front	Xbox	Oct 25, 2005	78 out of 100	78
Game Shark	Xbox	Aug 03, 2005	B	75
GameZone	Xbox	Aug 15, 2005	6.9 out of 10	69
Game Informer Magazine	PlayStation 2	Oct, 2005	6.75 out of 10	68
IGN	Xbox	Jul 28, 2005	6.8 out of 10	68
JeuxVideoPC.com	Windows	Jul 05, 2006	13 out of 20	65
GameZone	PlayStation 2	Aug 15, 2005	6 out of 10	60
Joystick	Windows	Jun, 2003	6 out of 10	60
GameSpot	PlayStation 2	Aug 04, 2005	5.7 out of 10	57
GameSpot	Windows	Mar 25, 2003	5.6 out of 10	56

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Trivia

The Xbox version of Delta Force: Black Hawk Down broke the record (at the time of release) for the largest multiplayer game on the Xbox by allowing up to 50 players in one game.